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SYKO

SYKO

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#41
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public_domain said:
Having the #1 single nowadays just means that your company is paying urban radio to play the song so many times....Matter of fact, what happened to Hurricane Chris? He also had the "#1 single".....The music game period is not doing all too well in the U.S....Lack of innovation at the corporate level is really causing music sales to slip at a ridiculous pace.....IMO independent artist need to sell their music in countries that seem to have the desire to buy music, cause right now the U.S ain't cuttin' it......
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you hit it right there....im goin to london in november to promote some shit.....i heard THIZZ is real big in london......
and about the rick ross shit..i didnt know it was a bootleg album...i was wonderin why it was on suave house....so yeah i guess 16k is good....for a label out the south that use to push hundreds of thousands with eightball & mjg & tela before they dipped
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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my bad for puttin an e in there instead of an a

My bad for misspellin ignorant, I was in a hurry and I was a little heated with a couple of suckas on here. But like I said the knowledge was there.

"COMING TO SICCNESS.NET" The autobiography of some sucka who think he all city who was caught under the COVERS RETOUCHIN his father in RANDOM places havin full sexual CONTACT.
Stimey yo mother look like Yoda, I don't know why you gotta say shit bout me when yo father suck dick for rocks, and yo mother fucks you cause don't nobody else wanna fuck the ugly ass bitch. You wanna trip, trip on that you sorry ass sons of bitches. Go make the world a brighter place and kill yourselves.
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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autistic said:
this guy is :mad:^^
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I aint all that mad, you aint said nothin bad bout me so I'ma try to leave you out of this autistic, but somebody might read my first reply and have something intelligent to say. You never know.
 
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JT BIGGA FIGGA

110% Independant
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Nov 16, 2006
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I INVITE EVERY ARTIST WIT AT LEAST 1000 OF YOUR OWN CDS TO LET MANDATORY BUSINESS MOVE YOUR FIRST BATCH.

WE HAVE THE MOST CASH ON DELIVERY ACCOUNTS HANDS DOWN,

400 OF YOUR CDS WILL BE MOVED BEFORE THEY EVEN HIT THE SHELF.

$7 PER UNIT IS WHAT WE HAVE WORKED OUT WIT THE ACCOUNTS.

I FUCK WIT KOCH BUT I STILL GO DIRECT ALSO.

THEY GIVE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT I PRESENT AT LEAST A MINIMUM C.O.D ORDER TO GET MONEY BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE LABELS.

WHY WAIT 6 MONTHS TO GET PAID FOR WHAT YOU CAN CASH OUT FOR FOR LESS UNITS.

GET AT ME DIRECT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE UNITS THROUGH US.

[email protected] SERIOUS BUSINESS BOSSES ONLY.
 
kayvee

kayvee

Sicc OG
#51
Nov 20, 2005
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Doxx said:
It's an interesting idea, but like they say in the article... It seems like it would only be beneficial for artists with established, loyal fanbases.
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Doxx:
Bingo.


B. Law:
Bapes = wack. I just like the koala pin my cousin gave me. Anyhow, no one here is saying "sagging is in", or "what the hell people gave up their white tees". What the guys on here are referring to is shit like this: http://www.hel-looks.com/photos/20050716_05.jpg and http://nothingbutjoe.com/scenekid.jpg

For example, I went to the mall about a month or so ago. I saw some kid walking into hot topic and he had capri pants on. You know, something like this: http://i.walmart.com/i/p/00/88/28/72/09/0088287209859_150X150.jpg

Before you begin to bad-type me, what does that tell you about your reading comprehension skills?

~k.
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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Come on now.

AllCityDAO said:
i mispelled a word that is mispelled in the first place. good one. how long did you look at everything i wrote 'til you found that? haha. fuckin fool.
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Come on man. For one to be so critical of my misspelling of the word ignorant, (my bad for that one) you should check your own spelling. The word misspelled has two letter s's in it not one. Haha. Fuckin fool. As you should know every letter at the begining of a sentence needs to be capitalized. In addition it only takes five seconds to read your pathetic insults. Come on now young lad, let me give you a chance to regain yourself and pick yourself up off the mat and if you're willing to write something intelligent regarding the fact that many feel rappers are better off on independent rap labels rather than majors I will write a response either fully or halfway in agreement with what you are saying.
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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#53
Look a little deeper.

Doc Truth said:
Cuz grown men started finally dressing like grown men. Most of these rappers are in their mid 20's to mid 30s. The big t shirt and big ass jeans looks corny once you're over a certain age in your life.. Russell Simmons looks like a clown dressing like a teenager at 50.
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Well let me tell you something Kayvee my original reply was more along the lines of what Doc Truth was saying. I didn't mean to ramble on, but I had a few things I wanted to put out there. Now let me tell you somethin' youngsta ain't nothin' wrong with my reading comprehension skills as I earn my money dealing with legal documents for a good amount of my day. Aint no need to bad type you at this time. If you read what Doc Truth wrote you should better understand the early part of my reply.When you put up the argument speaking on what the guys on here are saying you are overlooking what Doc Truth is saying. Did you not comprehend what Doc Truth was saying Maam ? As always some people like Bapes some don't. Most people ain't never seen nobody in no real Bapes. In my opinion some of the authentic Bapes ain't bad at all. How do you feel about what I had to say regarding rap artists in my original reply ?
 
kayvee

kayvee

Sicc OG
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Nov 20, 2005
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B. Law said:
Well let me tell you something Kayvee my original reply was more along the lines of what Doc Truth was saying. I didn't mean to ramble on, but I had a few things I wanted to put out there. Now let me tell you somethin' youngsta ain't nothin' wrong with my reading comprehension skills as I earn my money dealing with legal documents for a good amount of my day. Aint no need to bad type you at this time. If you read what Doc Truth wrote you should better understand the early part of my reply.When you put up the argument speaking on what the guys on here are saying you are overlooking what Doc Truth is saying. Did you not comprehend what Doc Truth was saying Maam ? As always some people like Bapes some don't. Most people ain't never seen nobody in no real Bapes. In my opinion some of the authentic Bapes ain't bad at all. How do you feel about what I had to say regarding rap artists in my original reply ?
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I completely understood what you and Doc were talking about, but that is not what everyone else was talking about. They were talking about scene kids, which is what I was trying to point out.

"Grown people dressing like grown folks". And by the way, I have NOTHING against that. :cheeky: I do have something against a guy wearing some capri pants that look like they should be on me. LOL

Now Bapes, either you hate them or you like them; my cousin wears them/sells them, but yet sold all of his Jordans from the mid 90s. :eyecross: It's a business to some folks I guess, but I stay true to my roots. You won't catch me wearing Vans either.

Anyways, back on topic...the people on here know I can ramble about clothes and shoes for miles. LOL I think the independent route does work if you know what you are doing, but not selling out of the trunk. I see that as going BACKWARDS. The South got put up on that by the Bay (don't quote me on this as I don't follow the music industry, nor do I ever plan to) from what I understand, and I think they are still making a killing on it. I think what Radiohead is doing is genius, but as Doxx said they have a loyal fanbase. Lots of Bay artists have loyal fanbases, which I'm sure wouldn't mind droppin' $5 for an album.

The Bay will always have the Independent hustle gene, but I think in recent months/years, with the Hyphy movement, everyone was too focused on getting a Major's attention. Apparently there is good money in that, but to me music is still an art form. Now a days, all it takes is a catchy beat from Mr. Collipark and you are splattered on MTV. Not all artists eat, if you know what I mean.

It's time for people to think outside the box and set themselves apart from their competition. Figure out a new way to get your music out there. JT always comes on here to spit his little knowledge and I think a lot of people appreciate that.

~k.
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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Just my long ass opinion.

Well, the way I see it is rappers out this way changed their whole frame of mind. In the late 1980's up to around 2001-20002 many artists out the Bay Area for the most part really didn't give a fuck if they got played on the radio or were signed to a major. They made music that they liked. Artists were speaking on the game.The music was more grimey. Many artists realized that being on major labels were not as essential to their road to success as they had previously thought, as many bay area artists were part of that whole second sweep of majors picking up bay area artists around 1994-1996. Business with major labels were not as lucrative as first thought. If an artist sold under 150,000 then to a major the artist's album was a definite flop. So around late 1997- 1998 artists seemed to have said fuck it and took it back to the street hustle independently. Many people complain about the quality of music from 1997 through 2002, but in my opinion quite a few bay area artists had good independent albums that they put out from that time, but then artists felt like they had the right notion to take it back to the independent level as many were bitter from their experiences with major labels but needed major distribution. Then it seems like Bayside Ent. got involved and tried to take credit for artists success and put bay area artists in bad distribution deals.Nowadays many Bay Area artists are again seeking to sign with major labels, see my feeling is (and yall don't have to agree with me) is we have dumbed downed the lyrics and have catered too much to the clubs, the viacom outlets (radio, BET, MTV) as well as making attempts to give their music a more commercial appeal in order to draw major record labels attention. In my opinion the bay area artists need to focus on their lyrics, being able to rap and write a rhyme better than other artists around the county. Produce high quality albums that cater to the streets and come with an agle that provides something that other artists around the country are missing. Artists out this way need to be as original as possible and carry themselves as if they are the best lyricists in the country and have some of these other artists outside of this region feeling like we got superior lyrics, hustle mentality and charisma and business savy. I also think bay area artists need to come to a round table and brainstorm ideas in order to sell more albums without sacrificing the authenticity of the streets, and come up with creative marketing schemes to sell more units. I hope J.T. is reading this around 1995- 1998 I thought J.T. had hard ass beats J.T. had hard ass drum beats and that's where this music as well as all music with African roots begins is the drum. With a harder drum pattern, an artist is free to kick a hard rhyme.I wish J.T. would take it back to that 1994-1996 level. (Just using J.T. as an example) See his mentality back then was of a young black man that can out hustle you who came up in inner city America during the crack era. J.T. was one with business savy, hustle mentality, organizational skills. Ran his own label, made his own beats, and wrote his own rhymes.He also came from an intelligent perspective. Whatever yall say about J.T. he has always been a good rapper and a better rapper than people give him credit for. I think we need to get back to coming with an angle similar to how J.T. came in the mid 90's. Back then we had rappers that let it be known they could out hustle you and somehow New York took what we had which was a market that spoke heavily on the game and people think of their artists when you think of rappers who rhyme about the hustle. We need to get back to that level and take our shit back.
 
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B. Law

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Jan 23, 2006
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Calm down child.

AllCityDAO said:
^Siccness presents "The Memoirs of B.Law" a.k.a ignorEnce is bliss
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Calm down Michael Davis (phone number (707) 712-1026 born April 2, 1988 of Vallejo, Ca.).This shit is old, why don't you either say something about the subject, "Are rappers better off on independent labels?" You may also reply to something that someone specifically brought up. Thank you.
 
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Speedy

Sicc OG
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Aug 5, 2004
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JT BIGGA FIGGA said:
I INVITE EVERY ARTIST WIT AT LEAST 1000 OF YOUR OWN CDS TO LET MANDATORY BUSINESS MOVE YOUR FIRST BATCH.

WE HAVE THE MOST CASH ON DELIVERY ACCOUNTS HANDS DOWN,

400 OF YOUR CDS WILL BE MOVED BEFORE THEY EVEN HIT THE SHELF.

$7 PER UNIT IS WHAT WE HAVE WORKED OUT WIT THE ACCOUNTS.

I FUCK WIT KOCH BUT I STILL GO DIRECT ALSO.

THEY GIVE ALL THE PROJECTS THAT I PRESENT AT LEAST A MINIMUM C.O.D ORDER TO GET MONEY BACK IN THE HANDS OF THE LABELS.

WHY WAIT 6 MONTHS TO GET PAID FOR WHAT YOU CAN CASH OUT FOR FOR LESS UNITS.

GET AT ME DIRECT IF YOU WANT TO MOVE UNITS THROUGH US.

[email protected] SERIOUS BUSINESS BOSSES ONLY.
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J.T I just send you an E-mail. Lets do bizz.
 
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